The ruling was made by Justice Isaac Lenaola in a case filed by Kituo Cha Sheria seeking orders to compel the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission ( IEBC) to extend the voter registration exercise and to also register prisoners as voters.

The suit was filed on Monday and Justice Lenaola directed the organization to serve IEBC and the Attorney General.

On Tuesday, IEBC lawyer said they were served with the suit papers late Monday evening and asked for more time to respond.